"Has Open Carry Brought on the Wild West in Mississippi and Elsewhere?"

Having been at this gun rights thing for awhile, I have seen and heard the cries of the coming "Wild West" in those States that have expanded the rights of gun owners.

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In the mid 90′s it was Virgina’s turn. We implemented a Shall Issue law and the critics proclaimed the Commonwealth to be the next Dodge City with gun fights breaking out everywhere. When we expanded gun rights into those establishments that served alcohol every restaurant and pub in the state was going to be the Saloon in Dodge City. It never happened, Shall Issue and the expansion of gun rights again provided for a downturn in crime and a safer Virginia.

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So now, it is Mississippi’s turn to be that place where the "Wild West" is rejected yet again. It seems the only place the "Wild West" is welcome is in the cities of Chicago, Baltimore or Detroit. All that is required for the "Wild West" to actually find a home is Draconian Gun Control laws.

More on Mississippi here.

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About this time last year, there was furor about state House Bill 2, the "open carry" bill.

HB 2 allows someone to openly carry a firearm. It caused an uproar, and litigation to block it, even though the state constitution already had given Mississippians such a right since 1890.

In late August last year, with opponents warning it would bring "chaos" and "the wild West" and with no-guns-allowed signs popping up everywhere, the state Supreme Court upheld the law.

Since then, I've noticed … nothing. I've seen two people who I suspected were just citizens and not law enforcement wearing holstered pistols. Neither caused an uproar, and neither of their pistols jumped out of their holsters and committed a crime.

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Maverick9 said:

Skidmark should write copy for movie promos.

"The Wild Wild West, part deux" - you'll see women stampeding, horses throwing their skirts over their heads in panic. Come one, come all

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skidmark said:

Thank you.

But you left out the blood running in the streets (washing little children into the storm drains). :shocker:

I've been using that description for years - it never fails to get the attention of folks who hear it mostly because they are trying to figure out if it was I who "misspoke" or they who "misheard". It's an old propagandist trick - try it some time.

stay safe.

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Repeater said:

Yeah. Speaking of the Wild West, did you know words really can hurt you?

Jessie?

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Maverick9 said:

Skidmark should write copy for movie promos.

"The Wild Wild West, part deux" - you'll see women stampeding, horses throwing their skirts over their heads in panic. Come one, come all

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